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Book Title: Democracy for Realists : Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Public Policy / General, History & Theory, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Features: Revised
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Author: Christopher H. Achen, Larry M. Bartels
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.2 in
Book Series: Princeton Studies in Political Behavior Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
